The largest restaurant chains in America ranked by number of U.S. units

1

Subway

Dec. '19

23,801

0

23,801

24,798

25,908

2

Starbucks Coffee

Sept. '19

15,046

8,796

6,250

14,608

13,932

3

McDonald's

Dec. '19

13,846

661

13,185

13,914

14,036

4

Dunkin' 

Dec. '19

9,630

0

9,630

9,419

9,141

5

7-Eleven

Dec. '19

8,409

1,030

7,379

7,937

7,963

6

Burger King

Dec. '19

7,346

52

7,294

7,330

7,226

7

Pizza Hut

Dec. '19

7,306

23

7,283

7,482

7,522

8

Taco Bell

Dec. '19

6,766

467

6,299

6,588

6,446

9

Circle K 

April '20

6,512

5,851

661

5,908

5,082

10

Domino's 

Dec. '19

6,126

342

5,784

5,876

5,587

11

Wendy's 

Dec. '19

5,852

357

5,495

5,810

5,769

12

Dairy Queen

Dec. '19

4,356

2

4,354

4,372

4,413

13

Little Caesars Pizza

Dec. '19

4,182

561

3,621

4,231

4,301

14

KFC

Dec. '19

4,065

56

4,009

4,074

4,109

15

Sonic Drive-In

Aug. '19

3,526

197

3,329

3,606

3,593

16

Arby's

Dec. '19

3,359

1,189

2,170

3,329

3,283

17

Papa John's Pizza

Dec. '19

3,142

598

2,544

3,199

3,314

18

Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches 

Dec. '19

2,787

52

2,735

2,803

2,755

19

Chipotle Mexican Grill

Dec. '19

2,580

2,580

0

2,452

2,363

20

Baskin-Robbins

Dec. '19

2,503

0

2,503

2,529

2,538

21

Chick-fil-A

Dec. '19

2,498

0

2,498

2,363

2,234

22

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

Dec. '19

2,476

41

2,435

2,347

2,201

23

Jack in the Box

Sept. '19

2,242

137

2,105

2,236

2,250

24

Panda Express

Dec. '19

2,209

2,062

147

2,104

2,011

25

Casey's General Store

April '20

2,206

2,206

0

2,146

2,073

26

Panera Bread

Dec. '19

2,148

1,011

1,137

2,055

1,997

27

Waffle House

May '20

1,970

1,497

473

1,942

1,922

28

Target Cafe (Target stores)

Jan. '20

1,868

1,868

0

1,844

1,822

29

Hardee's

Jan. '20

1,809

180

1,629

1,846

1,864

30

IHOP

Dec. '19

1,710

0

1,710

1,705

1,671

31

Jersey Mike's Subs

Dec. '19

1,667

72

1,595

1,494

1,343

32

Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar

Dec. '19

1,665

69

1,596

1,693

1,782

33

Denny's

Dec. '19

1,559

68

1,491

1,578

1,607

34

Five Guys Burgers and Fries

Dec. '19

1,368

496

872

1,358

1,321

35

Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza

Dec. '19

1,329

74

1,255

1,400

1,483

36

Chili's Grill & Bar 

June '20

1,236

1,060

176

1,242

1,251

37

Wingstop

Dec. '19

1,231

31

1,200

1,124

1,027

38

Auntie Anne's

Dec. '19

1,211

11

1,200

1,295

1,311

39

Buffalo Wild Wings

Dec. '19

1,206

632

574

1,208

1,206

40

Firehouse Subs

Dec. '19

1,142

38

1,104

1,153

1,112

41

Carl's Jr.

Jan. '20

1,093

48

1,045

1,121

1,156

42

Smoothie King

Dec. '19

969

38

931

901

815

43

Cinnabon 

Dec. '19

938

1

937

924

882

44

Church's Chicken

Dec. '19

923

163

760

960

1,009

45

Marco's Pizza

Dec. '19

915

40

875

883

867

46

Zaxby's

Dec. '19

904

149

755

898

877

47

Cold Stone Creamery

Nov. '19

898

3

895

901

923

48

Wawa 

Dec. '19

889

889

0

833

789

49

Olive Garden

May '20

865

865

0

860

850

50

Tropical Smoothie Cafe

Dec. '19

834

1

833

719

628

51

Whataburger

Dec. '19

830

703

127

825

821

52

Jamba Juice

Dec. '19

779

2

777

781

802

53

Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits

Dec. '19

746

312

434

756

761

54

Stripes

Dec. '19

735

527

208

735

733

55

Culver's

Dec. '19

732

6

726

686

641

56

Qdoba Mexican Eats

Sept. '19

730

350

380

744

721

57

Einstein Bros. Bagels

Dec. '19

724

358

366

729

698

57

Outback Steakhouse

Dec. '19

724

579

145

733

740

59

Moe's Southwest Grill

Dec. '19

722

3

719

719

705

60

Red Lobster

May '20

679

679

0

677

677

61

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

July '19

660

660

0

653

645

62

Tim Hortons

Dec. '19

656

0

656

727

738

63

Sheetz

Sept. '19

598

598

0

585

560

64

Del Taco

Dec. '19

596

300

296

580

563

65

Godfather's Pizza

May '20

593

11

582

569

548

66

Sam's Cafe (Walmart)

Jan. '20

592

592

0

592

590

67

Checkers

Dec. '19

586

122

464

585

577

68

Steak 'n Shake

Dec. '19

576

365

211

594

585

69

A&W All American Food

Dec. '19

575

4

571

615

629

70

Hungry Howie's Pizza

Dec. '19

559

33

526

551

552

71

Texas Roadhouse

Dec. '19

553

484

69

533

510

72

Long John Silver's

Dec. '19

550

202

348

628

663

73

Charleys Philly Steaks

Dec. '19

549

57

492

528

504

74

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews

Dec. '19

544

454

90

555

548

75

Captain D's Seafood Kitchen

Dec. '19

540

291

249

536

531

76

LongHorn Steakhouse

May '20

533

525

8

522

512

77

Chuck E. Cheese's

Dec. '19

527

505

22

530

535

78

Costco

Aug. '19

524

524

0

508

496

79

Golden Corral

Dec. '19

483

35

448

489

489

80

El Pollo Loco

Dec. '19

482

195

287

484

477

81

Bob Evans Restaurants

April '20

478

478

0

481

495

82

Potbelly Sandwich Shop

Dec. '19

474

428

46

478

476

83

McAlister's Deli

Dec. '19

469

31

438

444

409

84

MOD Pizza

Dec. '19

467

376

91

395

297

85

Dickey's Barbecue Pit

May '20

460

5

455

505

531

86

Noodles & Company

Dec. '19

457

389

68

459

478

86

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

Dec. '19

457

371

86

400

352

88

Round Table Pizza

Dec. '19

429

70

359

435

436

89

Caribou Coffee

Dec. '19

423

302

121

432

403

90

Which Wich Superior Sandwiches

Dec. '19

399

2

397

387

404

91

Cicis

Dec. '19

396

16

380

417

430

92

Boston Market

Dec. '19

390

369

21

454

461

93

Taco John's

Dec. '19

387

11

376

392

392

94

TGI Fridays

Dec. '19

385

140

245

418

438

95

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

Dec. '19

368

29

339

328

281

96

First Watch

Dec. '19

367

297

70

294

239

96

White Castle

Dec. '19

367

367

0

370

378

98

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

Dec. '19

357

148

209

350

338

99

Wetzel's Pretzels

Dec. '19

353

27

326

335

341

100

In-N-Out Burger 

Dec. '19

351

351

0

338

328

100

Schlotzsky's

Dec. '19

351

24

327

371

368

102

Huddle House

April '20

343

42

301

342

351

103

Ruby Tuesday

May '20

334

319

15

488

544

104

Hooters

Dec. '19

330

203

127

341

338

105

Wienerschnitzel

Dec. '19

315

0

315

324

320

106

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza

Dec. '19

313

6

307

296

237

107

Sbarro

Dec. '19

310

167

143

325

316

108

Penn Station East Coast Subs

Dec. '19

309

1

308

310

313

109

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery

Dec. '19

308

90

218

356

374

110

Krystal

Dec. '19

304

188

116

355

363

110

Rally's Hamburgers

Dec. '19

304

134

170

301

296

112

Jason's Deli

Dec. '19

282

183

99

278

273

113

Braum's Ice Cream and Dairy Stores

Dec. '19

280

280

0

280

285

114

Smashburger

Dec. '19

277

161

116

323

335

115

The Habit Burger Grill

Dec. '19

264

241

23

243

206

116

Peet's Coffee & Tea

Dec. '19

253

253

0

247

241

117

Zoes Kitchen

Dec. '19

239

238

1

261

243

118

Carrabba's Italian Grill

Dec. '19

225

204

21

227

228

119

P.F. Chang's China Bistro

Dec. '19

221

216

5

222

220

120

Sarku Japan

Dec. '19

220

178

42

220

219

121

Fazoli's

March '20

215

52

163

214

212

121

Mountain Mike's Pizza

Dec. '19

215

0

215

204

188

123

Pizza Ranch

Dec. '19

212

8

204

207

203

124

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse

Dec. '19

208

208

0

202

197

125

The Cheesecake Factory

Dec. '19

204

204

0

199

197

126

California Pizza Kitchen

Dec. '19

201

185

16

205

204

127

Logan's Roadhouse

Dec. '19

199

174

25

204

213

128

Bonefish Grill

Dec. '19

197

190

7

197

201

128

Rubio's Coastal Grill

Dec. '19

197

194

3

204

208

130

Big Boy/Frisch's Big Boy

Dec. '19

191

108

83

195

204

131

Shake Shack

Dec. '19

185

163

22

136

100

132

Golden Chick

Dec. '19

184

7

177

183

173

133

Village Inn

Dec. '19

183

99

84

201

213

134

Corner Bakery Cafe 

Dec. '19

178

116

62

182

187

135

Jack's

Dec. '19

177

177

0

162

147

136

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen

May '20

176

169

7

175

170

137

O'Charley's 

Dec. '19

175

169

6

201

209

137

Pei Wei Asian Kitchen

Dec. '19

175

150

25

193

212

139

Taco Cabana

Dec. '19

172

164

8

170

173

140

Au Bon Pain

Dec. '19

171

90

81

178

212

141

Donatos Pizza

Dec. '19

160

56

104

160

160

142

Friendly's

Dec. '19

156

59

97

201

231

143

Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports Pub

Dec. '19

150

24

126

157

171

143

Johnny Rockets 

Dec. '19

150

11

139

175

190

145

Pollo Tropical

Dec. '19

149

142

7

145

152

146

FuzzyÍs Taco Shop

Dec. '19

146

9

137

146

134

147

Black Bear Diner

Dec. '19

138

55

83

120

106

147

Fuddruckers

Aug. '19

138

44

94

155

170

149

Ruth's Chris Steak House

Dec. '19

137

83

54

135

133

150

Cafe Rio Mexican Grill

Dec. '19

135

135

0

122

113

150

On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina

Dec. '19

135

123

12

143

146

152

Bar Louie

Dec. '19

134

110

24

132

132

152

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken

Dec. '19

134

0

134

134

136

154

Dave & Buster's

Jan. '20

133

133

0

118

103

155

Shoney's

Dec. '19

126

41

85

134

133

156

Famous Dave's

Dec. '19

122

32

90

138

142

157

Newk's Eatery

Dec. '19

121

19

102

122

116

158

Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom

Dec. '19

110

72

38

109

108

158

Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q

Dec. '19

110

1

109

103

111

160

Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub 

Dec. '19

108

108

0

106

106

161

The Melting Pot

Dec. '19

103

3

100

113

115

162

Peter Piper Pizza

Dec. '19

101

40

61

100

103

162

Sizzler

April '20

101

15

86

116

120

164

Chuy's

Dec. '19

100

100

0

100

91

164

Le Pain Quotidien

Dec. '19

100

100

0

99

94

166

Miller's Ale House

Dec. '19

97

97

0

91

83

167

Pret A Manger

Dec. '19

94

86

8

91

90

168

Shari's Cafe & Pies

Dec. '19

92

92

0

93

94

169

La Madeleine Country French Cafe

Dec. '19

90

31

59

87

86

169

Uno Chicago Grill/Pizzeria Uno

Sept. '19

90

35

55

94

104

171

Romano's Macaroni Grill 

Dec. '19

87

82

5

90

92

172

Saltgrass Steak House

Dec. '19

86

86

0

78

68

173

Twin Peaks

Dec. '19

83

28

55

84

81

174

Yard House

May '20

81

81

0

79

72

175

Luby's Cafeteria

Aug. '19

79

79

0

84

88

176

Mimi's Bistro & Bakery

Dec. '19

77

77

0

81

86

177

Buca di Beppo

Dec. '19

76

76

0

77

79

178

Benihana

March '20

71

65

6

72

72

179

Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

Dec. '19

68

68

0

70

69

180

Houlihan's

Sept. '19

62

41

21

63

70

180

Portillo's

Dec. '19

62

62

0

57

52

182

Morton's the Steakhouse

Dec. '19

61

61

0

64

65

182

Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill

Dec. '19

61

61

0

65

66

184

The Capital Grille/Burger

May '20

60

60

0

58

58

185

BRIO Italian Mediterranean

Dec. '19

57

57

0

58

64

186

Maggiano's Little Italy

June '20

53

52

1

53

52

187

Joe's Crab Shack 

Dec. '19

52

42

10

56

63

188

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill

Dec. '19

51

51

0

48

45

189

Seasons 52

May '20

45

45

0

44

42

190

Bahama Breeze

May '20

42

42

0

42

39

190

Black Angus/Cattle Company Steakhouse

Dec. '19

42

42

0

44

44

190

Fogo de ChÜo

Dec. '19

42

42

0

39

37

193

Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant

Dec. '19

41

41

0

35

30

194

Hard Rock Cafe

Dec. '19

40

36

4

43

43

195

Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar

Dec. '19

36

36

0

30

25

196

Legal Sea Foods

Dec. '19

34

34

0

36

36

197

True Food Kitchen

Dec. '19

32

32

0

25

21

198

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

Dec. '19

26

26

0

27

28

199

Mastro's Steakhouse/Ocean Club

Dec. '19

17

17

0

16

15

200

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House

Dec. '19

16

16

0

16

13

Total Top 200 U.S. Units:

226,926

59,396

167,530

225,554

223,304